Covid-19

Kwara records 37 new cases of COVID-19

Kwara Government says 37 more people have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 1,496. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor and Spokesman for the Technical Committee on…

New date announced for Grammy Awards

Recording Academy has announced 14 March as the new date for the 63rd Annual Grammy awards, due to concerns over the spread of COVID- 19. The organiser, who made the announcement on its Instagram handle @recordingacademy, stated that postponing the…

Kano state records 40 new COVID-19 infections

Kano State has recorded 40 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 318. The State Ministry of Health announced this on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH. It said that 48 patients…

COVID-19: Olukoya urges govts to increase awareness

The General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya, has said that Coronavirus is real. Speaking at the unveiling of the renovated UNILAG Senate House Basement on Monday, which was financed by him, Olukoya appealed to the…

COVID-19 and the Nigerian tourism sector

The declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic in January led to international travel restrictions, national travel bans and sub-national lockdowns, leading to massive cancellations of tourism and hospitality services, in destinations all over the world. Consequently, the travel tourism…